Artist / Author / Cartographer:
Alexander, William
Title:
View of Lake Pao-Yng
Date:
1796
Medium:
copper engraving, later colour
Size:
30 x 46.5 cm
Description:
View of Lake Pao-Yng where it is separated from the Grand Canal by an embankment of earth.
W. Alexander del. Wm. & Eliz. Ellis sculpt.
Lord Macartney led a British embassy to China 1793-1795. A large entourage accompanied him including doctors, engineers and artists. William Alexander was one of the artists with the embassy. His hard work and prolific output captured pictures of people and places in China in the late eighteenth century.
P3624. Chater III.12
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Item Code:
Chater III.12
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